Nearly 1 in 3 SAN diegans experience nutritional insecurity and the number of local farms has diminished by half since 2000
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 25RFSPMA1093
- Recipient
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Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Inc. UEI HZEVVK4KQKJ3
- Awarding agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $304,765
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 10.177 Regional Food System Partnerships
- Completion date 33% complete
- Funding
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- $242,265.44 Federal
- $62,500.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Massachusetts, USA
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About this award
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $304,765.44 to Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Inc. on March 1, 2026, under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177). The award funds planning, development, and support activities for regional food systems in the Berkshire-Taconic region spanning Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. The period of performance runs from March 1, 2026 through February 29, 2028, with place of performance in Massachusetts. Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, a tax-exempt non-profit based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, serves as a technical and financial assistance provider strengthening regional food systems by improving farm operational capacity, market access, and business resilience. The organization has previously received substantial USDA funding under Regional Food System Partnerships, Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion, and Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending programs, and has collaborated with institutional partners including the University of Delaware and University of Vermont on livestock farmer education, meat processing workshops, and farm viability initiatives.
Description
Foodshed, INC. Is a farmer-owned, cooperatively-run distribution company that works at the intersection of farm viability and food
Quick answers
Who received award 25RFSPMA1093?
25RFSPMA1093 was awarded to Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Inc. by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture) on March 1, 2026.
How much is award 25RFSPMA1093 worth?
$304,765 has been obligated on 25RFSPMA1093: $242,265 in federal funding and $62,500 in non-federal funding.
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